Orlando is home to a well-established, $14 billion technology industry and a rapidly-growing collection of innovative startups that are pushing boundaries and finding new ways to solve problems. The members of our community are dynamic and forward-thinking technologists driving progress in advanced military simulation and training, photonics and nanotechnology, software development, digital media, gaming, film, and space technology among other sectors. The future of our city and industry is being shaped today, and innovative companies, civic entities, nonprofits, and educational institutions are collaborating to develop educational programs, to create workspaces, to found incubator and accelerator programs, and to build the infrastructure that will propel Central Florida’s tech industry to success on an international scale. The Orlando Tech meetup, Orlando Tech's origin, was created to welcome and support tech entrepreneurs and their su[porters in the business community.